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Purple Style Labs has luxury-sized orders and luxury-sized losses, now its Rs 680cr IPO faces the profitability test
Purple Style Labs enters the IPO market with luxury-fashion GMV growing 23% and average orders above ₹75,000, but FY26 losses widened sharply. With most of the ₹680 crore fresh issue directed toward lease liabilities and marketing, investors are being asked to fund the economics of an omnichannel retail model before profitability has been established.
Dollar General says 4,730 real estate projects are coming, but only 460 are new stores
Dollar General is executing 4,730 real estate projects as value demand lifts earnings, but remodel returns and consumer pressure will decide the payoff.
Shein finally got its IPO, but the valuation tells a very different story from the one private investors bought
Shein is set to enter Hong Kong’s public market at about $26.5 billion, far below its 2022 private-market peak. The discounted valuation may improve the entry point for new shareholders, but slower growth, weaker margins and up to $3.5 billion of payments linked to earlier preferred shares expose how expensive the company’s long-delayed IPO has become.
Baazar Style Retail has reached 281 stores, but its margin trend matters more than the count
Baazar Style Retail has opened two more Express Baazar stores as STYLEBAAZA rallies, raising the test for margins, store productivity and execution now.
Softcare (HKEX: 2698) profit jumps 46% as Africa and Latin America sales accelerate
Revenue increased 30.7% to US$332.7 million and net profit reached US$75.8 million, while Softcare raised its interim payout ratio to about 66% despite continuing factory expansion.
Halfords (LSE: HFD) surges 11% as £60m profit midpoint tests heatwave boost
Halfords surged to a four-year high after lifting FY27 profit guidance to £55m-£65m. Can services growth sustain HFD after the heatwave boost?
Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) falls 4.4% as higher FY27 guidance faces margin test
Best Buy raised FY27 sales and EPS guidance after Q2 growth accelerated. Can AI devices and advertising sustain margins after BBY's 4.4% fall?
Why Gap Inc. is putting Michael Francis in charge of Old Navy after 4% sales drop
Gap Inc. has promoted Michael Francis to lead Old Navy from November 2 after the retailer’s largest brand posted a 4% quarterly sales decline, sharpening the focus on whether a veteran brand builder can translate Gap’s wider turnaround playbook into renewed growth.
Build-A-Bear (NYSE: BBW) crashes 27% as FY26 sales outlook resets
Build-A-Bear fell 27% after cutting FY26 sales guidance. Can holiday demand and new stores stabilise BBW after weaker traffic?
Himatsingka Seide (NSE: HIMATSEIDE) prices Rs 300cr NCDs at 11.5%
Himatsingka Seide has finalised a ₹300 crore listed NCD issue carrying an 11.5% coupon, with a ₹250 crore greenshoe option, as the home-textile group works to refinance debt and smooth near-term maturities.